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70 ILCS 1205/5-3a

(70 ILCS 1205/5-3a) (from Ch. 105, par. 5-3a)

Sec. 5-3a.

Any park district may levy and collect annually an
additional tax of not to exceed 0.25% of the value as equalized or
assessed by the Department of Revenue of all taxable
property in such district for the purpose of planning, establishing and
maintaining recreational programs carried on by such district, which tax
shall be levied and collected in like manner as the general taxes for
such district.  Such tax shall be in addition to all other taxes
authorized by law to be levied and collected by such district and shall
not be included within any limitation of rate contained in this Code or
any other law, but shall be excluded therefrom in addition thereto and
in excess thereof.

No such tax shall be levied in any such district, nor the rate of such
tax be increased, until the question
of levying or increasing such tax has first been submitted to the voters of
such
district at an election held in such district, and
has been approved by a majority of such voters voting thereon.  Notice
of referendum shall be given and such referendum
shall be conducted in the manner provided by the general election law.

The proposition shall be in substantially the
following form:

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    Shall....... Park District be
authorized to levy and collect
an additional tax of (insert               YES
percentage)% for the purpose
of recreational programs (and,     ---------------------------
optionally insert specific
purposes or programs as determined          NO
by the park district board) as
provided in "The Park District
Code"?
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(Source: P.A. 93-434, eff. 8-5-03.)